California State University, Los Angeles is one of 12 universities nationwide selected for the “Battery Workforce Challenge,” a joint project sponsored by the United States Department of Energy and Stellantis, the multinational car brand company, and managed by Argonne National Laboratory.

On Wednesday, the student engineering team — nicknamed the “Charging Eagles” after the state university’s “Golden Eagles” mascot — demonstrated its student-designed electric vehicle battery pack for use in a Ram ProMaster electric vehicle.

Stellantis designs and manufactures 14 car brands including Alfa Romeo, Citroën, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot and the commercial work van used for all 12 of the competition’s student teams, Ram Trucks.

The three-year competition is intended t

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